EUCA Summer School in Cambridge (2011)

From 30 August to 14 September 2011, EUCA organized once again the Cambridge Summer School, the two-week seminar devoted to an exploration of topics of interest in the future development of the European Union and its neighbours, including the evolution of the European legal system to present, the future of the euro and European economic governance, the relevance of the Arab spring for Europe, etc. The course was entitled  "The European Political Identity and its New Challenges" and was attended by 15 selected Collegiate students.

Three seminars per day were given by faculties who are specialists in political theory, European affairs, sociology, law, moral philosophy, Islamic affairs, and economics (topics and faculty that have confirmed so far are listed below).
There was also a number of broader liberal arts offerings, with talks by a leading young British composer on classical composition and its challenges at the beginning of the 21st century, a talk by one of Europe’s venerable conductors and music historians on the history of orchestral conducting, and a concert by a world-class Russian-American piano trio on September 11.

Students and faculties were housed on the stately grounds of Newnham College, where the seminars were given and meals will be taken in common. The participants took the opportunities to tour the University of Cambridge and its many historical Colleges and to visit London’s museum, galleries, and many historical sights.
The seminar was concluded with a Formal Dinner in Newnham’s famous Victorian Dining Hall.